Martinović, their ancestor Martin, a Vlach, came from Transylvania. Gruičić, Stanković, Blagojević, Radojević families, came from Bjelopavlići after the Serbian-Turkish War (1878). Ignjatović, their ancestor came as a farm servant (argatin) from Kožinac near Tran in Bulgaria. Demographics According to 2011 preliminary census, Begaljica had 8470 registered persons, with a population of 8233 (165 were abroad), and a total number of households of 2874 (4774 dwellings total). Demographic history pre-Yugoslav documents 1528 – 5 houses 1530 – 14 houses 1536 – 17 houses 1732 – 20 houses 1818 – 51 houses 1822 – 52 houses 1846 – 81 houses, 544 people 1903 – 200 houses Censuses 1921 – 2,930 1948 – 3,175 1953 – 3,301 1971 – 3,604 1981 – 3,842 1991 – 3,328 2002 – 3,255 (96,68% of whom were Serbs) People Stevan Andrejević Palalija (d. 1804), Serbian knez Milosav Jovanović (b. 1935), Serbian painter References Sources Rista T. Nikolić, Okolina Beograda, 17. Bregalnica Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije; Svjetlost-Sarajevo; External links Suburbs of Belgrade Šumadija 16th-century establishments in Serbia Agriculture in Serbia